[WikimediaIndia-l] Re: Welcome New Members to the CIS-A2K Team!
Congratulations, Nivas and Chinmayee. Best wishes for your CIS-A2K journey ahead! Regards, *Jnanaranjan Sahu (Gyana)* *Bhubaneswar* On Thu, Jan 4, 2024 at 6:53 AM Biswarup Ganguly wrote: > Congratulations both of you.. > Best wishes... > > On Thu, 4 Jan, 2024, 06:33 Aaryaa Joshi, wrote: > >> Welcome to the new members and wishes for their work. >> Aaryaa >> >> On Wed, Jan 3, 2024, 17:30 wrote: >> >>> Dear Wikimedians, >>> >>> I trust this email finds you in great spirits as we embark on a new year >>> filled with possibilities and opportunities. >>> >>> A2K is thrilled to announce the newest joiners to the CIS-A2K team! >>> Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Nivas Ramisetty and Chinmayee >>> Ramana. Their talents and expertise bring a fresh perspective to our team. >>> >>> Nivas Ramisetty has joined us as a Program Associate (Technical >>> Outreach), contributing his skills and knowledge to facilitate technical >>> engagement, provide tech support, and advance technological initiatives >>> within the Indic Wikimedia community. >>> >>> Chinmayee Ramana joins us as an intern and will help us in >>> communications and research. She will be actively engaging with community >>> members, fostering direct conversations to better understand and address >>> the needs of our diverse community members. >>> >>> Let's collectively congratulate Nivas and Chinmayee on becoming integral >>> parts of our team. We are excited about the innovative contributions and >>> positive energy they bring to our organization. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Pavan Santhosh, >>> Program Manager, >>> Access to Knowledge, >>> Centre for Internet and Society. >>> ___ >>> WikimediaIndia-l mailing list -- wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> To unsubscribe send an email to >>> wikimediaindia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org >>> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikimediaindia-l.lists.wikimedia.org/ >> >> ___ >> WikimediaIndia-l mailing list -- wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to >> wikimediaindia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org >> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikimediaindia-l.lists.wikimedia.org/ > > ___ > WikimediaIndia-l mailing list -- wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimediaindia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikimediaindia-l.lists.wikimedia.org/ ___ WikimediaIndia-l mailing list -- wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe send an email to wikimediaindia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikimediaindia-l.lists.wikimedia.org/
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] New GLAM Partner From India : Nehru Memorial Museum and Library :: Wikimedia India
An awesome news. Congratulations team. Regards, *Jnanaranjan Sahu (Gyana)* *Bhubaneswar* *jsahu.me <http://jsahu.me>* On Fri, Jul 5, 2019 at 7:22 AM Satpal Dandiwal wrote: > Great! congratulations. > > On Thu, Jul 4, 2019 at 3:45 PM Sanket Oswal wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> >> >> Wikimedia India (WMIN) is happy to announce The Library at Nehru Memorial >> Museum [1] and Library, New Delhi (NMML) is now available for Wikimedians. >> The library which is exclusive for use by research scholars representing a >> particular Institute can now also be availed by Wikimedians and WMIN is >> happy to facilitate the same. >> >> >> >> The Library has a collection of mainly Pre-Independent India documents >> such as >> >> · 267 Thousand printed books >> >> · 200 Thousand Photographs Of Pandit Nehru and Other Freedom >> Fighters >> >> · 18,231 Microfilms of private paper, missionary records, >> newspapers and old journals. >> >> · 51,322 Microfiche plates of research material etc. >> >> >> >> WMIN encourages the community to use the Library and work towards our >> common goal of making content on Wikimedia Projects better every day. >> Whosoever interested may drop a mail at chap...@wikimedia.in / >> abhinav.srivast...@wikimedia.in. >> >> >> >> We also encourage the community to drop suggestions on how to further >> enhance this partnership. Sharing a few suggestions: >> >> >> >> · NMML has expressed its interest in releasing a set of document >> on a pilot basis to be transcribed on Wikisource. We may ask them to >> request documents on a specific thematic area wherever the community is >> more interested in working. >> >> >> >> · NMML is interested in hosting Wikimedia Workshops to train the >> common public and also their staff. >> >> >> >> · NMML has shown interest in having #1lib1ref workshops. >> >> >> >> · NMML plans to release their digitised documents in future on a >> web-portal with a paywall and has shown their interest to be a part of The >> Wikipedia Library (this is for long term). >> >> >> >> Please feel free to drop suggestions so that we can take them up during >> our next meeting and make the best for our movement. >> >> >> >> >> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nehru_Memorial_Museum_%26_Library >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Sanket Oswal, >> >> Wikimedia India >> ___ >> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >> > > > -- > *Satpal* > ___ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Appointing Community Advocate for Punjabi Wikimedians
Congratulations! Good luck ahead. Regards, *Jnanaranjan Sahu (Gyana)* *Bhubaneswar* *jsahu.me <http://jsahu.me>* On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 4:42 PM Sailesh Patnaik wrote: > Congratulations Satpal, > > Welcome on board :) > > On Thu, 6 Sep 2018 at 12:24 PM, Satdeep Gill > wrote: > >> Hello everyone, >> >> Punjabi Wikimedians is collaborating with CIS-A2K for the growth of >> Punjabi Wikisource as a focused project for the next fiscal year. We >> received only one application during the first deadline and no new >> application was received during the second deadline either. We gave a task >> to the applicant which included visiting a library in Ludhiana which >> belongs to one of our partner organizations and to digitize some works and >> to write a small report. The task was completed by applicant. Hence, we >> have decided to hire the applicant, User:Satpal Dandiwal >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Satpal_Dandiwal>, as Community >> Advocate. >> >> The CA will be responsible for the following tasks but not limited to >> these: >> >> 1. Primary task would be digitizing PD works or CC released works to be >> uploaded on Wikimedia Commons and subsequently integrating them with >> Punjabi Wikisource. >> >> 2. The person will be responsible for maintaining financial records of >> existing and future grants of Punjabi Wikimedians. >> >> 3. The person will also be helping with logistics and organizing regular >> events. >> >> We are excited to announce this to the larger Indic community. >> >> Best >> Satdeep Gill >> ___ >> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >> > -- > Sailesh Patnaik > ___ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Thank You :-)
It is really sad news. Thank You for your support. Wishing you all the best for the future. Regards, *Jnanaranjan Sahu (Gyana)* *Bhubaneswar* *jsahu.me <http://jsahu.me>* On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 9:25 PM Krishna Chaitanya Velaga < kcvel...@wikimedia.in> wrote: > Dear Tanveer, > > Thanks for the all the support as the A2K Program Manager, more as a > friend and well-wisher. The Access to Knowledge team has incredibly grown > under your leadership, which has in turn helped a lot of Indic communties > and the Indian Wikimedia community as a whole. It is indeed sad to see to > you leave. > > Wishing you all the best in your new roles, and hope to see you around :) > > Regards, > Krishna Chaitanya V. > User:KCVelaga > > On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 2:41 PM, Tulsi Bhagat > wrote: > >> Dear Tanveer, >> >> It's painful seeing you stepping down. I wish you all the best for your >> future. Thanks a lot for your good works. I'm so glad that we met during >> the period you worked as a Senior Program Manager. I'm looking forward to >> met you again. It's really nice to meet you. Have a good time. :D >> >> Regards, >> Tulsi >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 27, 2018, 10:54 AM Bodhisattwa Mandal < >> bodhisattwa.rg...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Tanveer, >>> >>> You will be badly missed for what you have done to support our community >>> whenever we needed it. I really wish that, your absence will be >>> temporary and after completing your next job requirements in your elegant >>> way, you will return back soon. >>> >>> Best of luck for your next endeavour. >>> >>> Thanks for everything, >>> Bodhisattwa >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, 27 Aug 2018, 07:48 Satdeep Gill, wrote: >>> >>>> Tanveer ji, >>>> >>>> I would wholeheartedly like to thank you for your contribution to the >>>> development of the Indic communities. CIS has grown a lot under your >>>> leadership and I know your absence is going to leave a void. You have >>>> always been a source of inspiration. >>>> >>>> Best of luck for your future endeavors. >>>> >>>> Also, thank you for being a great friend :) >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Satdeep >>>> >>>> On Mon, Aug 27, 2018, 4:24 AM Abhinav srivastava >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Congratulations Tanveer on competing this wonderful journey. >>>>> >>>>> Wishing you the very best for future endeavours. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Additional Comments : I request you to address the responses as on >>>>> Friday, 10th August at 4.57pm on >>>>> 'CIS-A2K : Transparency and Other Issues' on the other thread. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun 26 Aug, 2018, 11:56 PM Tanveer Hasan, >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Dear Wikimedians and Friends, >>>>>> >>>>>> I am writing to inform all of you that I will be stepping down as >>>>>> Senior Program Manager of Access to Knowledge (A2K Team) at The Centre >>>>>> for >>>>>> Internet and Society, Bangalore on 31 August, 2018. >>>>>> >>>>>> It has been an honour to have worked with amazing Wikimedians during >>>>>> my time with the A2K team. I have learnt immensely during my interactions >>>>>> with Wikimedians, WMIN members and the WMIN EC, various user groups and >>>>>> WMF >>>>>> staff. >>>>>> >>>>>> The last three and half years have been an amazing experience and >>>>>> have helped me grow intellectually and I have been lucky to make friends >>>>>> for life. I wish to thank all the Wikimedians for their questions, >>>>>> feedback, advice and ideas. I also thank WMIN and User Groups and Partner >>>>>> Institutions for their unflinching support during this time. >>>>>> >>>>>> I request all of you to extend your support to the A2K team for the >>>>>> current plan year and for activities that shall be proposed in the >>>>>> upcoming >>>>>> plan as well. I would also like to take this opportunity to apologise for >>>>>> any inconvenience that I might have caused during my time at CIS-A2K. >
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Leaving the Wikimedia Foundation
Thanks for your contributions to Indian Communities. Hope to see you in another form with same kind of role. Regards, *Jnanaranjan Sahu (Gyana)* *Bhubaneswar* *jsahu.me <http://jsahu.me>* On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 12:41 PM Satdeep Gill wrote: > Ravi, > > It has always been a pleasure working along with you over the years. I > hope we keep working together no matter where we are. > > All the very best for better things in life :) > > Best > Satdeep > > On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 12:37 AM, balaji wrote: > >> Best wishes for your next assignment. You are destined for even bigger >> things!! >> >> Regards, >> J. Balaji. >> >> On Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 2:36 PM Dhaval S. Vyas wrote: >> >>> Hi Ravi, >>> >>> India wiki movement will surely miss you, you have made a great impact >>> on the wikimedia within the subcontinent. Wish you all the very best in >>> your next assignment. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Dhaval Vyas >>> >>> On 2 Jul 2018 11:17 pm, "Ravishankar Ayyakkannu" < >>> rayyakka...@wikimedia.org> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *Hi, I am leaving the Wikimedia Foundation to pursue other ideas and >>> opportunities. I will be working until 15th of July 2018. During my time >>> here, it was my honor to work alongside many brilliant colleagues from all >>> the Asian Wikimedia communities, User Groups, chapters, and CIS-A2K. I am >>> especially proud that, in collaboration with my team and partners, I had >>> the opportunity to design, launch, and implement the very successful pilot >>> partnership called Project Tiger >>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Supporting_Indian_Language_Wikipedias_Program>.This >>> project and many other initiatives for the Asian region will be continued >>> according to our team's Annual plan. Please contact >>> globalre...@wikimedia.org to learn more. >>> Thanks, Ravi* >>> >>> -- >>> Regional Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Asia & Eastern Europe >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> >>> Mobile: +974-3009 8261 (Qatar), +91-98849 71523 (India) >>> Skype: ravidre...@gmail.com >>> ___ >>> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >>> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >>> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >>> >> >> ___ >> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >> >> > > > -- > *Satdeep Gill* // Community Outreach Coordinator (India), New Readers > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers> > https://wikimediafoundation.org/ > > > *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the > sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate > <http://donate.wikimedia.org/>.* > ___ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Featured Wikimedian] April 2018
Congratulations Sangram. Good luck ahead. Regards, *Jnanaranjan Sahu* *Bhubaneswar* On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 9:31 AM, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga < kcvel...@wikimedia.in> wrote: > Greetings, > > I am happy to introduce you to the Featured Wikimediam for April > 2018, Sangram Keshari Senapati (User:Ssgapu22 > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Ssgapu22>) from Odia > Wikimedia community. > > Sangram is an active Odia Wikimedian from Bhadrk, Odisha. Sangram was > introduced to Wikipedia by his senior at college. He later signed up, and > created two articles on English Wikipedia. Upon knowing about Odia > Wikipedia, he started contributing to it. But as his writing skills were > not good, he used to proofread works on Odia Wikisource, and from that > experience he learnt the exact pattern of writing in Odia. He recalls that > users MKar and Psubhashish greatly helped him during his initial days. > > From his contributions, it can be said that Sangram is an ambassador of > #100Wikidays challenge. After having participated in Rathajatra > Edit-a-thon, Nabakalebara Edit-a-thon, and Wikipedia Asian Month in 2016 & > 2017, he decided to regularly commit himself towards improving the coverage > of information on Odia Wikipedia. His first challenge was > #100WikiWomanDays > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ssgapu22/100WikiWomenDays>, which > he started on 8 March 2017 i.e. International Women's Day. Having > successfully completed it on 15 June, he took up another #100Wikidays > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ssgapu22/100wikidays(2nd_Challenge)> > on 13 July. Immediately after its completion 20 October, he took up his > third challenge > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ssgapu22/100wikidays(3rd_Challenge)> > on 21 October, and completed it on 28 January 2018. As this journey > continues, he is now amid of his fourth Challenge > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ssgapu22/100wikidays(4th_Challenge)>, > which was started on 29 January. With these, he aspires to complete his > WikiYear some day. > > Sangram is a graduate in Computer Science and Engineering, and is now > working as an editor at an Odia magazine. He also an avid photographer, and > maintains a photography club. He advocates that new editors need to focus > on learning the rules of Wikipedia, and contribute to good quality articles. > > Wishing him all the best to to complete his WikiYear; > > Best, > Krishna Chaitanya Velaga > *on behalf of* *Wikimedia India* > > ___ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > > ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Satdeep Gill joining WMF New Reader's program
Congratulations Satdeep! Nice to know that. Regards, *Jnanaranjan Sahu* *Bhubaneswar* On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 1:45 PM, Jayanta Nath <jayanta...@gmail.com> wrote: > Congrats Satdeep!! > > ___ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > > ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Featured Wikimedia [November 2017]
Congratulations Balaji. Regards, *Jnanaranjan Sahu* *Bhubaneswar* On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 2:23 PM, Suyash Dwivedi <suyash.dwiv...@wikimedia.in > wrote: > Congratulations Balaji > > On Nov 13, 2017 10:34 PM, "Asaf Bartov" <abar...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > >> Congrats, Balaji anna! >> >>A. >> >> On Nov 13, 2017 03:37, "Satdeep Gill" <sg...@wikimedia.org> wrote: >> >>> Balaji is an amazing contributor and this is a well deserved recognition >>> for him. >>> >>> Best, >>> Satdeep >>> >>> On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 8:06 PM, Tito Dutta <trulyt...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Many congrats Balaji. Great to see you getting this recognition. >>>> >>>> Thanks Krishna for the update. >>>> On Nov 10, 2017 3:46 PM, "Mourya Biswas" <mourya.bis...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Congratulations Balaji (anna)! You are indeed a prolific editor. It's >>>>> a very well deserved recognition and wish you many more accolades. >>>>> >>>>> Best >>>>> >>>>> On 10-Nov-2017 15:39, "Parul" <sri.pa...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Congrats Balaji! Well deserved recognition. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, 10 Nov 2017 at 3:10 PM, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga < >>>>>> kcvel...@wikimedia.in> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Greetings, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am happy to announce the Featured Wikimedian for November 2017. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Balaji Jagadesh* >>>>>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Balajijagadesh> is >>>>>>> one of the top contributors from the Tamil Wikimedia community. Though >>>>>>> he >>>>>>> started contributing since 2009, he was quite active after his >>>>>>> participation in WikiConference India 2011. Initially he started >>>>>>> contributing to Tamil Wikipedia, but was later attracted towards Tamil >>>>>>> Wikisource, Tamil Wikitionary, and Wikidata. His global contributions >>>>>>> count >>>>>>> to whooping 2,50,000 edits. He is an admin on Tamil Wikitionary. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> After his interaction with Mr. Loganathan (User:Info-farmer >>>>>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ACentralAuth=Info-farmer>), >>>>>>> Balaji was very much motivated to contribute to Wikimedia projects. He >>>>>>> says, "When I was editing in Tamil Wikipedia, I used to translate >>>>>>> science >>>>>>> articles from English to Tamil. But faced problem in finding equivalent >>>>>>> Tamil words. The English to Tamil dictionaries were inadequate. Hence I >>>>>>> felt the need to work in the Tamil Wikitionary. After a while there was >>>>>>> a >>>>>>> collaboration with Tamil Wikisource and Tamil Nadu Government through >>>>>>> Tamil >>>>>>> Virtual University through 2000 CC0 books were uploaded". >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As an active contributor to Wikidata, he says that the vision of >>>>>>> Wikimedia movement is, "Imagine a world in which every single human >>>>>>> being >>>>>>> can freely share in the sum of all knowledge", but with Wikidata we can >>>>>>> make it, "Imagine a world in which every single human being *and >>>>>>> every single machine* can freely share in the sum of all >>>>>>> knowledge". Apart from regular contributions, he also created templates >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> Tamil Wikimedia projects, and also maintains Tamil Wikisource's >>>>>>> official Twitter handle <https://twitter.com/tawikisource>. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Balaji hails from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, and is a post-graduate is >>>>>>> Physics. He currently works as a Senior Geophysicist in Oil and Natural >>>>>>> Gas >>>>>>> Corporation Limited (ONGC). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Nominations for Featured Wikimedian can be made at:* >&
